| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Neil Lawrence (fresh) SG - George Elliott (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Thresher (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Monroe Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kevin Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Fermin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Butler (fresh) PF - Frank Wright (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Rankin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Anthony Thresher inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Saint Louis | Neil Lawrence buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by George Elliott and the foul's on Walter Fermin - foul #3 on Walter Fermin, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Jones (PG) Michael Butler | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bennie Moll (SG), Louis Zupp (SF), Larry Feingold (C) Walter Fermin, Daniel Butler, Donald Rankin | |
| 19:38 | Saint Louis | Neil Lawrence makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:09 | Auburn | Bennie Moll misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-26 |
| 19:07 | Auburn | Frank Wright snags the offensive board | 30-26 |
| 18:55 | Auburn | Frank Wright is fouled on the floor by George Elliott - foul #1 on George Elliott, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Butler (PF) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Guinyard (SG), Daniel Butler (SF), Donald Rankin (C) Bennie Moll, Louis Zupp, Larry Feingold | |
| 18:36 | Auburn | Donald Rankin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-26 |
| 18:35 | Saint Louis | George Elliott gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:18 | Saint Louis | George Elliott misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 18:16 | Auburn | Donald Rankin snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 17:48 | Auburn | Kevin Jones makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Rankin | 30-29 |
| 17:27 | Saint Louis | Monroe Wood lays it in set up by Anthony Thresher | 32-29 |
| 17:04 | Auburn | Anthony Thresher steals it from Donald Rankin | 32-29 |
| 17:02 | Saint Louis | Kevin Jones is called for the reach on Neil Lawrence in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Jones, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Leonard Sterling (SF), Louis Zupp (PF), Larry Feingold (C) Daniel Butler, Frank Wright, Donald Rankin | |
| 16:47 | Saint Louis | Monroe Wood misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Louis Zupp - foul #2 on Louis Zupp, team foul #3 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gerard Carr (SG) George Elliott | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bennie Moll (SG), Donald Rankin (C) Robert Guinyard, Larry Feingold | |
| 16:47 | Saint Louis | Monroe Wood makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 16:47 | Saint Louis | Monroe Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 16:21 | Auburn | The short jumper by Kevin Jones is denied by Anthony Thresher | 34-29 |
| 16:20 | Saint Louis | Michael Butler grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 15:51 | Saint Louis | Kevin Jones takes the ball from Anthony Thresher after a doubleteam | 34-29 |
| 15:47 | Auburn | Kevin Jones misses the lay-in | 34-29 |
| 15:45 | Saint Louis | Monroe Wood grabs the board | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Neil Lawrence (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerard Carr (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Thresher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Butler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Monroe Wood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kevin Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bennie Moll (fresh) SF - Leonard Sterling (fresh) PF - Louis Zupp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Rankin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Saint Louis | Anthony Thresher works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 34-29 |
| 15:21 | Saint Louis | Gerard Carr hits the follow up shot | 36-29 |
| 14:52 | Auburn | Louis Zupp misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 14:50 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Gerard Carr | 36-29 |
| 14:32 | Saint Louis | Monroe Wood shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Gerard Carr | 38-29 |
| 14:03 | Auburn | Kevin Jones misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-29 |
| 14:01 | Saint Louis | Gerard Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 13:45 | Saint Louis | Anthony Thresher is hacked by Leonard Sterling - foul #1 on Leonard Sterling, team foul #4 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Jones (PG), George Elliott (SG), Kevin Rutledge (C) Neil Lawrence, Anthony Thresher, Monroe Wood | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Guinyard (SG), Daniel Butler (SF), Frank Wright (PF), Larry Feingold (C) Bennie Moll, Leonard Sterling, Louis Zupp, Donald Rankin | |
| 13:30 | Saint Louis | Michael Butler scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Michael Jones | 40-29 |
| 13:09 | Auburn | Kevin Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 13:08 | Auburn | Frank Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 12:42 | Auburn | Kevin Jones misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-29 |
| 12:40 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Kevin Rutledge | 40-29 |
| 12:11 | Saint Louis | Kevin Rutledge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-29 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Anthony Thresher (SF), Monroe Wood (C) Gerard Carr, Michael Butler | |
| Subs | Auburn | Louis Zupp (SF), Donald Rankin (C) Daniel Butler, Larry Feingold | |
| 11:54 | Auburn | Kevin Rutledge swats the shot by Kevin Jones | 40-29 |
| 11:53 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Anthony Thresher | 40-29 |
| 11:30 | Saint Louis | Anthony Thresher hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 11:29 | Saint Louis | Kevin Rutledge grabs the offensive board | 40-29 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Elliott (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Anthony Thresher (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Rutledge (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Monroe Wood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Guinyard (fresh) SF - Louis Zupp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Rankin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Saint Louis | Anthony Thresher hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:57 | Auburn | Donald Rankin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 10:56 | Saint Louis | Kevin Rutledge pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 10:30 | Saint Louis | Monroe Wood evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner in the paint | 42-29 |
| 10:28 | Auburn | Louis Zupp snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 10:22 | Auburn | Kevin Jones connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Guinyard | 42-32 |
| 10:04 | Saint Louis | Kevin Rutledge is whistled for traveling | 42-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Neil Lawrence (PG), Gerard Carr (SG), Michael Butler (PF) George Elliott, Anthony Thresher, Kevin Rutledge | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bennie Moll (SG), Daniel Butler (SF) Robert Guinyard, Donald Rankin | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:47 | Auburn | Louis Zupp can't connect on a runner from the left block | 42-32 |
| 09:46 | Saint Louis | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 09:23 | Saint Louis | Monroe Wood splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Bennie Moll - foul #1 on Bennie Moll, team foul #5 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Fermin (SG), Larry Feingold (C) Bennie Moll, Daniel Butler | |
| 09:23 | Saint Louis | Monroe Wood makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 09:23 | Saint Louis | Monroe Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:04 | Auburn | Neil Lawrence steals the ball from Kevin Jones | 44-32 |
| 08:36 | Saint Louis | Michael Jones misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-32 |
| 08:34 | Auburn | Larry Feingold grabs the board | 44-32 |
| 08:29 | Auburn | Kevin Jones misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Butler - foul #4 on Michael Butler, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | George Elliott (SG), Anthony Thresher (SF), Kevin Rutledge (PF) Gerard Carr, Michael Jones, Michael Butler | |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Butler (SF), Donald Rankin (C) Frank Wright, Larry Feingold | |
| 08:29 | Auburn | Kevin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 08:29 | Auburn | Kevin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 08:07 | Saint Louis | Neil Lawrence misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-34 |
| 08:05 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Walter Fermin | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:51 | Auburn | Louis Zupp hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kevin Jones | 44-37 |
| 07:32 | Saint Louis | Louis Zupp picks off the pass by Neil Lawrence | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Neil Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Elliott (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Anthony Thresher (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Rutledge (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Monroe Wood (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kevin Jones (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Fermin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Butler (fresh) PF - Louis Zupp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Rankin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Auburn | Walter Fermin misses the shot from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 07:06 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Kevin Rutledge | 44-37 |
| 06:56 | Saint Louis | The jump hook by Monroe Wood is blocked by Donald Rankin | 44-37 |
| 06:55 | Auburn | Louis Zupp snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Louis Zupp hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Rutledge - foul #4 on Kevin Rutledge, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gerard Carr (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Michael Butler (PF) George Elliott, Anthony Thresher, Monroe Wood | |
| Subs | Auburn | Frank Wright (PF), Larry Feingold (C) Daniel Butler, Donald Rankin | |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Louis Zupp makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Louis Zupp misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 06:27 | Saint Louis | Kevin Rutledge gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 06:00 | Saint Louis | Louis Zupp denies the turnaround by Michael Butler | 44-38 |
| 05:58 | Saint Louis | Kevin Rutledge hits the follow up shot | 46-38 |
| 05:37 | Auburn | Kevin Jones drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 05:16 | Saint Louis | Michael Butler shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-40 |
| 05:15 | Auburn | Frank Wright pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 04:55 | Auburn | Walter Fermin misses the lay-in | 46-40 |
| 04:54 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Neil Lawrence | 46-40 |
| 04:25 | Saint Louis | Michael Jones makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gerard Carr | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:11 | Auburn | Walter Fermin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-40 |
| 04:09 | Saint Louis | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 04:09 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | George Elliott (SG), Anthony Thresher (SF), Monroe Wood (C) Gerard Carr, Michael Jones, Kevin Rutledge | |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Butler (SF), Donald Rankin (C) Louis Zupp, Larry Feingold | |
| 03:47 | Saint Louis | George Elliott makes the floater from the right side set up by Monroe Wood | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:30 | Auburn | Kevin Jones misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 51-40 |
| 03:29 | Saint Louis | Anthony Thresher grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Neil Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Thresher (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Butler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Monroe Wood (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kevin Jones (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Fermin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Butler (fresh) PF - Frank Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Rankin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Saint Louis | Monroe Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Jones (PG), Gerard Carr (SG), Kevin Rutledge (PF) Neil Lawrence, George Elliott, Michael Butler | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Guinyard (PG), William Clarke (SG), Leonard Sterling (SF), Louis Zupp (PF), John Amado (C) Kevin Jones, Walter Fermin, Daniel Butler, Frank Wright, Donald Rankin | |
| 02:55 | Auburn | Louis Zupp hits a shot from the left side | 51-42 |
| 02:55 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-42 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Neil Lawrence (PG), George Elliott (SG) Michael Jones, Gerard Carr | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Jones (PG), Walter Fermin (SG), Frank Wright (PF), Donald Rankin (C) Robert Guinyard, William Clarke, Leonard Sterling, John Amado | |
| 02:39 | Saint Louis | Monroe Wood evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Neil Lawrence | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:26 | Auburn | Kevin Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Rutledge | 53-42 |
| 02:25 | Saint Louis | Monroe Wood gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| 02:04 | Saint Louis | Anthony Thresher hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 53-42 |
| 02:02 | Saint Louis | Kevin Rutledge snags the offensive board | 53-42 |
| 01:43 | Saint Louis | Anthony Thresher knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 55-42 |
| 01:18 | Auburn | Kevin Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on George Elliott - foul #2 on George Elliott, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Jones (PG), Gerard Carr (SG) Neil Lawrence, George Elliott | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bennie Moll (SG), Leonard Sterling (SF), Larry Feingold (C) Walter Fermin, Frank Wright, Donald Rankin | |
| 01:18 | Auburn | Kevin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 01:18 | Auburn | Kevin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 00:49 | Saint Louis | Michael Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-44 |
| 00:48 | Saint Louis | Kevin Rutledge grabs the offensive board | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Saint Louis | Michael Jones is whistled for a carry | 55-44 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Guinyard (PG) Kevin Jones | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Auburn | Robert Guinyard is fouled on the floor by Gerard Carr - foul #1 on Gerard Carr, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Gerard Carr steps in front of the Larry Feingold pass | 55-44 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Michael Jones runs out the clock | 55-44 |